Wallpapering a damp room?
Question:Want to repaper a bedroom whitch suffers from damp due to condensation is there any treatment I can use to stop the paper peeling also there are vent bricks in the basement below the room would floor vents help the condensation
Answers:
sorry , you must deal and solve the problem before any cosmetic works can be acheived..!
No paper will stick to that.
It's not normal. Have you checked the weep holes on the outside walls? They may be clogged.
If you're on a concrete slab, they're located near the top of the slab.
Don't think floor vents would help. The problem is in the walls.
paint gloss on the wall first
you need to make sure u do not use that bathroom for like a week before you wall paper it! It is problebly damp because you are using it. Try to keep it as dry as possible if not wall paper will not stick right and just fall off the glue can not stand that much humidity. Also u need to get that check if it dose not dry soon because it can grow mold and make you sick.
use a dehumidifier to dry the room paper will never stay up. floor vents will never work maybe a wall vent would help but cant be guaranteed.try leaving a radiator on a low heat on in the room failing that you would have to get a specialist in which could mean removing old plaster, injecting the walls and having it replastered
You are definitely going to have to solve the moisture problem at some point - paint or wallpaper will have trouble in this room. Circulating the air will help, so anything that gets clean dry air into and out of the room is good. Check your current vents to make sure they are not blocked. A good coating of Zinser Primer before papering will help, but the moisture must be gone first.
strip the walls and leave a de-humidifyer running for 48 hrs. clear vents and seal any brickwork with brick weather proofing before attempting anything.
May be good idea to get it looked at really mate.
You need to dry the room first and treat the damp.
Do your windows have vents in them? or drain holes in the frame? Is there a radiator in the room? Do you know why the condensation forms or where it comes from?
Once you have tackled the problem, and fixed the issues, you can decorate to your heart's content.
Do you dry clothes in this room? Is there adequate ventilation - can you open a window.
Something is niggling at the back of my mind about the location of this room above the basement. Is the ceiling of the basement insulated to maintain the heat in the room above? Or do you have hot air and cold air meeting in that room with the cold air coming from the basement...?
Your dampness is probably caused by warm air in the room meeting the coldness of the walls.Open the windows and dry the room out,then insolate any walls that face the outside with thin polystyrene(you can buy it in rolls),then you can wallpaper normally.
i dont kno the exact answers to your questions but i wanted to share some information with you. there's a good product i usedto use named damprid and it has like crystals which absorb moisture from the air and the moisture drips into a collection area underneath a grid which houses the crystals on top. it worked really well. i don't know if they still sell it. i moved so i don't need it where i live now
first strip any paper.rub down any damp spots with a bleach solution.open all windows and leave to dry for 24 hours.next buy a tin of eggshell paint and paint whole room .do not cut it in make sure you paint all tops of skirting and surrounds of windows.leave to dry for a further 24 hours.once dry sand the walls lightly with sand paper all over.gloss your skirting and any windows.then your ready to hang your paper.make sure when mixing your paste you add a small tub ready mixed adhesive to the mix...also to stop condensation get yourself a vent fitted in the room or leave the window slightly open each day.I'm a painter and decorator of 15 years
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